Wild Heart Preschool
A licensed child care center in Austin, Texas 78757
2514 Buell Avenue, Austin, Texas 78757. (512) 551-9849.
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The short answer
Record last released by Texas HHSC on Oct 30, 2026.
- 8 deficiencies cited in the last three years Middle in Travis County: 3
- 1 rated High by Texas, its most serious level (needs attention)
- 9 inspections on record
- Not rated Texas Rising Star rating
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What these words mean5
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
- Texas’s risk levels
- Texas gives each child care deficiency a risk level, by how likely it is to harm a child: Low, Medium Low, Medium, Medium High or High. High is its most serious. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child Care Regulation.
- Licence status
- Whether the state’s licence lets the place operate now, in the state’s own words: licensed, on probation (allowed to keep operating on conditions, after problems), provisional, pending or expired. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
- Capacity
- The most people the licence or certification lets the place care for at once: residents, children, beds or apartments, as the state counts them. It isn’t how many are there now. Source: Each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
8 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 624 child care providers in Travis County had 3.
9 inspections on record. The latest, on Jul 30, 2026: no violation found.
Rated High by Texas: Required Immunizations, at the inspection on Mar 8, 2024
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data) and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
When those deficiencies happened
8 deficiencies in 3 months of the last 36. Last cited Jan 2026. Most serious: High. The last 3 years, to Oct 30, 2026.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
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| 2024 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2025 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, in Texas’s words
Grouped by visit, newest first, with the risk level Texas gave it, from Low to High.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Jan 12, 2026: inspection1 deficiency
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Installation and Maintenance of Loose-fill Surfacing - Six Inches if Equipment 5 Ft or Less
“Two play structures that are elevated were observed without 6 inches of loose fill.”
Jan 13, 2025: inspection4 deficiencies
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Administering Medication - Original Container with Child’s Name, Date
“One child’s allergy medication was not stored in its original packaging.”
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Written Operational Policies - Promotion of Physical Activity
“The operational policies did not include sections or references addressing the following: promotion of indoor and outdoor play, procedures for inclusive care, and employee vaccination requirements.”
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Required Admission Information - Physician Information
“Out of the six children files reviewed, four were missing information regarding an emergency care facility or physician.”
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Required Personnel Records - Required Affidavit (Form 2985)
“Out of the six staff files reviewed, one was missing their notarized affidavit.”
Mar 8, 2024: inspection3 deficiencies
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Required Immunizations
“Three out of six children do not have current immunization records.”
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Each Caregiver and the Director Must Have Current Training in pediatric first aid with rescue breathing and choking.
“Five caregivers do not have CPR training that was done in-person.”
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Administering Medication - Not After Expiration date
“Expired allergy medication was observed for one child.”
1 deficiency older than three years
Feb 25, 2022: assessment1 deficiency
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Report Number of Employees
“A review of the Employees Who Left Employment in 2021 data from February 23, 2022, revealed that the center had not reported the number of employees who left employment in 2021 by February 22, 2022, as required.”
All 10 visits on record
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 4, 2026 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jan 12, 2026 | Inspection | 1 deficiency cited |
| Jan 13, 2025 | Inspection | 4 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 4, 2024 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Mar 8, 2024 | Inspection | 3 deficiencies cited |
| Apr 4, 2023 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Jul 25, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| May 19, 2022 | Inspection | No violation found |
| Feb 25, 2022 | Assessment | 1 deficiency cited |
Is it licensed?
- Licensed Center, permit issued Apr 6, 2018.
- Accepts state child care subsidies.
- Licensed for ages: Infant, Toddler, Pre-Kindergarten, School.
- Capacity: 34 children.
Texas HHSC, child care operations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Has Texas acted against it?
- No corrective or adverse action by Texas on record.
- 0 reports to the state on record; Texas doesn’t publish whether they were A complaint allegation the state investigated and found true: the evidence showed it more likely than not happened. Inconclusive means the evidence couldn’t show it either way. Neither inconclusive nor unsubstantiated proves it didn’t happen. Source: California Department of Social Services, complaint findings; each state’s licensing agency..
Texas HHSC, child care operations and inspections and investigations. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
Who does the caring?
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels for individual providers. State rules set staff-to-child ratios by age.
Who owns it?
- Texas’s open data doesn’t list owners.
How is it rated?
- Not rated in Texas Rising Star.
Texas Workforce Commission, subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star. Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
How does it compare nearby?
- Among 624 child care providers in Travis County, the middle value for deficiencies cited in the last three years was 3; this one had 8.
Texas HHSC, deficiencies (non-compliance data). Released Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Faith Lutheran Child Development Center | 7 |
| Covenant Presbyterian Preschool | 1 |
| Austin Montessori School Great Northern Campus | 6 |
| Wild Heart Preschool This child care provider | 8 |
| Beverly Harkey | 0 |
| Idea Lab - Austin | 9 |
| Snapdragon Preschool | 3 |
| Fiorella Di Reggio Emilia School | 7 |
| Gullett Eac YMCA | 4 |
| Brentwood Eac YMCA | 4 |
| Megan Baker | 54 |
| St. Louis Early Childhood Development Center | 14 |
What the record doesn’t say
- Texas doesn’t publish whether a complaint was substantiated.
- Texas rates some paperwork slips as High risk, so read what was actually cited.
- Texas doesn’t publish staffing levels or owners for individual providers.
Sources
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Child care operations (bc5r-88dy).
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Inspections and investigations (m5q4-3y3d).
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission, Deficiencies (non-compliance data) (tqgd-mf4x).
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. Creative Commons 1.0 Universal (Public Domain Dedication).
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Texas Workforce Commission, Subsidy providers and Texas Rising Star.
Released Oct 30, 2026 and checked Oct 30, 2026. Updated daily. No licence stated.
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